I've had to sign for anything I've ordered from Apple...iPad 3, iPhone 5, even the lightning adapter which came separately from the phone. When my son was waiting on his 5, he left signed instructions for the delivery driver to toss it over the gate into the backyard. He did.

Now that there is darn good humor............to bad it's completely true.
I would think Apple knows better than that.

Thanks guys for your replies......checking with the shippers website is a great idea.
Hopefully I get shipping information tomorrow.

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The unfortunate thing is that the humor would work in Canada and the UK too. I don't think any of the national postal services have ever come to terms with actually having to do their job. FedEx, TNT and UPS would have wiped them out years ago if they didn't retain the monopoly of letter post.

Now that there is EXCELLENT humor....this thread just keeps getting better all the time. :thumbs:

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You will get an email when Apple ships your new iPad. It will have a shipping number that you can click on and it will take you to the carrier's website. It is really interesting to watch the iPad's progress as it leaves China and into the USA. (I'm assuming you are in the USA?)

You will get an email when Apple ships your new iPad. It will have a shipping number that you can click on and it will take you to the carrier's website. It is really interesting to watch the iPad's progress as it leaves China and into the USA. (I'm assuming you are in the USA?)

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Yea, last time I checked Minnesota was in the USA.
These ship directly from China? I didn't know that.......wow that will be cool. We get free chop sticks with each order?

Wherever you are, there's a good chance that your iPad will pass through Memphis. The FedEx system is truly amazing. They take over Memphis Airport completely every night. I worked for them years ago. In those days, the statistic was that a FedEx plane took off once a minute. Who knows how many it is now?

Yea, last time I checked Minnesota was in the USA.
These ship directly from China? I didn't know that.......wow that will be cool.

Thanks for the info!

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Sorry, I didn't check your profile. I lived in Golden Valley, for four winters. Brrr...your iPad will probably arrive in Memphis and fly up to Minneapolis and from there driven north on 35E. If you feel secure in your homestead, you can fill out an online form waiving your signature. If you don't waive the signature requirement, the carrier will leave a note and tell you the nearest FedEx depot (or UPS) and you can pick it up from there.

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